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Shishin – a Fortress Controlling the Euphrates

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SRSalah S. Rumaiydh

Key Points

  • The aim is to describe the architectural and archaeological findings from the Shishin site.
  • Conducted excavations at the Shishin site along the Euphrates in 1992.
  • Unearthed remains of a fortification measuring approximately 290 m in length and 60 m in width.
  • Recovered various architectural structures and objects during the excavations.
  • Discovered remains of an Old-Babylonian fortification on the eastern flank of the plateau.
  • Excavations provided insights into the architectural design of the fortification.
  • Objects recovered indicate the historical context of the site.

Abstract

In 1992 excavations were undertaken in Shishin, a site located at the eastern Euphrates bank south of the Haditha dam in Iraq. On the eastern flank of a c. 290 m long and in average 60 m wide plateau remains of an Old-Babylonian fortification were unearthed. Architectural structures and objects recovered from these excavations are described here.

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Salah S. Rumaiydh (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f5947e71405d493afff4d7https://doi.org/10.34780/e18bt004
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